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[ 4069 ] Windows Server 2008/2003/2000/XP/NT Administrator Knowledge Base Last updated: May 23, 2012

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2341) IIS supports Simple Mail Transport Protocol
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Email
2342) Internet Connection Firewall Feature Overview
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
2343) How to wipe a hard drive using Diskpart and Format
Date - Jan 25, 2012
Rating - 2.7
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
Explains how to wipe a hard drive using the Diskpart and Format commands.
2344) Rolling Back Drivers
Date - Dec 20, 2006
Rating - 2.5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - TroubleShooting
How to roll back device drivers
2345) Pegasus E-Mail Client
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Email
2346) Using a Projector with Windows 7
Date - Jul 15, 2010
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Miscellaneous
Is there a worse fear than walking up in front of a crown to give a presentation, hooking your laptop up to a projector, and having the fiddle with it for 10 minutes before you can get things showing up correctly? Windows 7 has a great solution to this.
2347) NT 4.0 Option Pack
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Admin Tips
2348) A Quick Tip To Change The Location File Based DNS Database
Date - Feb 24, 2011
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Admin
This article explains how you can change the location of DNS Database of file based DNS Servers.
2349) Configuring device installation timeout
Date - Jul 26, 2006
Rating - 4.5
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Administration
How to allow more time for new devices to install properly in Vista.
2350) Troubleshooting Vista Installs
Date - Apr 29, 2008
Rating - 2
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Troubleshooting
How to troubleshoot Vista installs using Setup logs.
2351) Backing up event logs
Date - Aug 22, 2006
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Administration
How to configure Vista to back up event logs.
2352) Querying Event Logs Using Wevtutil
Date - Aug 18, 2011
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Admin
Now that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 have significantly more powerful logging capabilities there is a great need for tools to better extract information from these logs. One such tool is called Wevtutil.
2353) Troubleshooting the Sysprep and Capture task sequence
Date - Mar 23, 2011
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
How to resolve an issue involving the use of the Sysprep and Capture task sequence in MDT 2010.
2354) Adding device drivers online to Windows PE
Date - Jan 08, 2009
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Deployment
You can add device drivers to dynamically when running Windows PE by using the drvload command.
2355) Installing Windows 7 SP1 using MDT 2010
Date - Oct 13, 2011
Rating - 4
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Migration
Tip on installing Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 (once it becomes available) using MDT 2010
2356) Download Support Republic's ultimate Excel compilation
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - TroubleShooting
2357) New Command-Line Parameters for Defrag.exe in Windows 7
Date - Apr 14, 2011
Rating - 4.3
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Admin
See the exisitng, new, and hidden switches for the Defragmenter.
2358) Recover WEP, WPA, or WPA2 Encryption Keys from Windows
Date - Jul 27, 2011
Rating - 1
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Security
Discover the encryption keys or passphrases stored by Windows for the Wi-Fi networks you connect to.
2359) 802.1X Authentication Registry Hacks in XP
Date - Feb 01, 2011
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Security
Modifing the Pairwise Master Key (PMK) and Preauthentication settings for better roaming.
2360) Implicit answer file search order for Vista
Date - May 06, 2008
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Deployment
How Vista searches for an answer file when you don't tell it where to look
2361) Centralized tracking and management of printing in NT networks.
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Print
2362) Identifying reference computers by MAC address in MDT 2010
Date - Mar 17, 2011
Rating - 3
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
This tip describes how you can identify your reference computers by their MAC addresses so that you can capture an image of these computers.
2363) Capture Passwords via Your Network Adapter
Date - Jul 28, 2011
Rating - 5
Author - Eric Geier
Section - Security
Use this sniffer to listen to your network connection and capture any passwords that pass through.
2364) Using the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer
Date - Mar 04, 2008
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Chris Sanders
Section - Exchange
There are several ways you can enhance the performance of your Exchange Server. Using the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer is one of them.
2365) Securing Windows images using permissions
Date - Mar 04, 2009
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Deployment
Customized Windows images may contain sensitive or proprietary information. Here's a tip on how to secure your images using permissions when using Windows Deployment Services.
2366) A Quick Tip To Create a Dependable Service
Date - Dec 02, 2010
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Customization
This article explains how you can create a service dependable on another service.
2367) Quickly Turn ON/OFF Windows Firewall Using Command Line
Date - Dec 16, 2010
Rating - 4
Author - Nirmal Sharma
Section - Administration
This article explains how you can quickly Turn Windows Firewall On or Off. This tips applies to Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 only!
2368) Branding the Vista Logon Screen
Date - Oct 15, 2008
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Administration
Enterprises could easily brand the logon screen for Windows XP. For Vista however, doing this requires a third-party product.
2369) E-Mail Attachment Safety - How to avoid getting infected by E-Mail Worms, Viruses and Trojans
Date - Apr 20, 2004
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Wayne Maples
Section - Security
2370) Getting low-level disk info
Date - Sep 18, 2007
Rating - Not Rated
Author - Mitch Tulloch
Section - Miscellaneous
How to get low-level disk info using WMIC.

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